KYC Specialist (6 months)

Your new company

Our client is a well-established financial institution with a strong presence in the project and corporate finance space. As part of ongoing business requirements, they are seeking a KYC Specialist to support regulatory compliance and client due diligence activities on a 6-month contract basis.

Your new role

As a KYC Specialist, you will be responsible for conducting end-to-end KYC reviews for corporate and project finance clients, as well as counterparty banks. Your responsibilities will include:

• Performing onboarding, periodic reviews, trigger event reviews, and remediation activities
• Conducting Customer Due Diligence (CDD), Enhanced Due Diligence (EDD), sanctions screening, and risk assessments
• Reviewing complex ownership and control structures, including sponsors, borrowers, guarantors, shareholders, and beneficial owners
• Assessing customer risk profiles and ensuring KYC documentation is complete, accurate, and compliant with internal policies
• Investigating transaction monitoring alerts, closing false positives, and escalating suspicious activities where necessary
• Conducting adverse media, PEP, sanctions, and negative news searches using approved screening tools
• Preparing clear and audit-ready case assessments, documenting findings, rationale, and recommendations
• Maintaining KYC records, monitoring review progress, and supporting remediation and quality assurance exercises
• Collaborating with Front Office, Credit, Operations, and other stakeholders to obtain documentation and resolve KYC-related issues
• Supporting process enhancement initiatives to improve operational efficiency and controls

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you should possess:

• Minimum 2 years of hands-on KYC experience within corporate banking
• Exposure to structured finance or project finance clients will be highly advantageous
• Strong understanding of AML/CFT regulations, KYC requirements, sanctions screening, customer risk assessment, and documentation standards
• Experience reviewing corporate entities, project companies, sponsors, borrowers, guarantors, and related counterparties
• Ability to analyse complex ownership structures and prepare comprehensive KYC assessments
• Strong investigative, analytical, and stakeholder management skills
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage deadlines in a fast-paced environment

What you'll get in return

In return, you will have the opportunity to gain valuable exposure within a reputable financial institution, work alongside experienced compliance professionals, and further develop your expertise in KYC and financial crime compliance within a dynamic banking environment.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Si Ying Tan at Hays on +65 6027 2257 or email [email protected] for a confidential discussion. Referrals are welcome.

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